Chelan Washington USA-1939: Two Men In Red Hats Have A Fist Fight And A Third

Year1939
Decade1930s
LocationChelan, Washington, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1939 Chelan Washington

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Two Men In Red Hats Have A Fist Fight And A Third — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Chelan, Washington, USA, in 1939 captures a tense confrontation on a lakeside dock. Two men in red hats and dark clothing engage in a physical altercation, with one man throwing a punch while a third man watches from the water's edge. The scene unfolds against a backdrop of a calm lake and forested mountains, with wooden pilings and logs visible on the shore. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color shifts, and a slightly faded quality characteristic of mid-20th century amateur recordings. The footage offers a raw, unscripted moment of conflict in a rural American setting.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K Digitally Restored
License: Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 122610337

Rights & Clearance

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

Flags come from automated catalog metadata, not a legal opinion. The source is an original 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie reel. For high-stakes commercial use, request a full rights review.

Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel 1674 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Reel-level year note: 1939
Reel-level location note: mt washington,quebec
Date: 1939 Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Location: Chelan, Washington, United States Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Fills 1930s rural Pacific Northwest human-interest requests; suits documentary inserts on Depression-era working life or period drama requiring brief outdoor conflict footage.
Period detail: Dark work coveralls, red knit caps, wooden dock pilings, and a rocky lakeshore shoreline may reflect late-1930s Pacific Northwest labor or recreational context.
Home-movie behavior: The staged, camera-aware quality of the altercation — with apparent grins between the men — suggests an impromptu performance recorded for whoever held the camera.
What appears in frame: Wooden dock pilings, calm mountain lake, forested hillside, two men in red knit caps and dark coveralls, blue-grey rocky shoreline, orange pipe sections on ground, raised arms.
Film character: Saturated color cast with visible 8mm grain and softened highlights give the frames a warm, aged quality characteristic of color-reversal amateur film from the late 1930s.
Edit role: Works as a brief insert or cutaway in Depression-era documentary sequences, or as a human memory-beat transition between heavier period archival material.
Historical context: Matching red caps and dark work coveralls on a Chelan-area lakeshore may reflect working-class recreational or labor culture in rural Washington State in the late 1930s.
Research note: Adult faces are clearly identifiable across multiple frames; likeness review is advised for commercial use; copyright status depends on film authorship and chain of title.
Research search match: 1930s Pacific Northwest workers, Depression-era home movie, Chelan Washington lake, 8mm color outdoor altercation, rural working men, vintage Washington State footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other Chelan-area or same-reel clips; then 1930s Pacific Northwest outdoor labor or recreation footage; then period working-men or rural conflict scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

A lone man in dark clothing near wooden dock pilings beside a mountain lake; Chelan, Washington area, circa 1939 per metadata. — A lone figure near the dock, lake and forested mountains visible behind.

Two men in red knit caps and dark work coveralls face each other on a rocky shoreline near Chelan, Washington, circa 1939. — Two men square off on the rocky shore, red caps matching.

A man reaches or strikes toward another on a rocky Pacific Northwest lakeshore; both in red caps and dark coveralls, Chelan area, circa 1939. — One man's arm extended mid-altercation on the graveled shore.

Two men in red work caps with arms raised in close physical exchange on a rocky shoreline near Chelan, Washington, circa 1939; both faces clearly visible. — Altercation at its peak — both men's arms raised, faces visible.

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